Note: This event has already passed, but the recording should be available soon. (via Cindy Kristof, Kent State University Libraries) The ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy is sponsoring a free webinar, “Rightsstatements.org: Communicating Copyright Status through Metadata”. The event will take place from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM CST on Thursday, August 4. Rightsstatements.org…
Illinois Academic Librarians Who Presented at ALA 2016
A number of Illinois academic librarians presented at this year’s American Library Association Annual Conference, which took place in Orlando, Florida, from June 23 to June 28. This year’s conference was tied in with ALA’s “Libraries Transform” campaign and focused on the future of libraries, particularly in terms of the impact they can have on…
IIT Seeking Assistant Dean for User Services and Outreach
(via Devin Savage, Illinois Institute of Technology) Illinois Institute of Technology’s Paul V. Galvin Library is recruiting an Assistant Dean for User Services and Outreach. The primary role of this position will be to provide leadership and vision for the library’s public service and outreach initiatives. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative…
OCLC Holding Member Forum in Chicago on October 27
(via OCLC) Take part in a day of community, robust conversation and discussion with your colleagues and use the power of your membership in the OCLC cooperative. OCLC will hold a Member Forum on the University of Chicago campus, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Thursday, October 27. The agenda is below. 9:00 AM: Registration and light…
MLA Seeking Poster Submissions for 2017 Conference
(via the Medical Library Association) Share your best ideas and work with your fellow librarians by presenting a poster in Seattle, Washington. Submissions are invited from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant to MLA members. Proposals may include a description of an innovative library program; an analysis of a solution to a…
Registration Open for 2016 LITA Forum
(via Mark Beatty, ALA) Join us in Fort Worth, Texas, from November 17 to 20, at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel downtown, for the 2016 LITA Forum. This is a three-day education and networking event featuring three preconferences, three keynote sessions, more than 55 concurrent sessions, and 25 poster presentations. It’s the 19th annual gathering of the highly-regarded…
Registration Deadline for Joint Upper Midwest Digital Collections / CONTENTdm Meeting is Friday, July 29
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI, on behalf of UMDCC) Registration ends Friday, July 29, for the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference and CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting, taking place on August 9-11 at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Don’t miss out on this regional opportunity to connect with your digital collections colleagues. Register now! The Upper Midwest Digital Collections…
Chu Named ALA Representative to UNESCO Commission
Dr. Clara M. Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs (on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus), has been chosen as the American Library Association’s representative to the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. Dr. Chu’s term will last through June of 2018. The Commission includes representatives from…
New Call for Papers–Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
(via LeEtta Schmidt, University of South Florida and Editor of the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve) The peer-reviewed Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve provides a forum for the presentation of pure and applied research results, innovative services and service enhancements, discussion of best practices and review of literature regarding all…
Call for Submissions–Special Issue of Journal of Access Services
(via David McCaslin, Caltech Library) What is the role of textbooks in today’s libraries? Like the cost of journal subscriptions, the price for textbooks have been increasing. Unlike with journals, students feel an immediate financial burden when the time comes to purchase their course textbooks. Universities and libraries have recognized this and many are doing…